Expert Practice in Breast Cancer

Meeting Overview

We are pleased to invite you to the Multidisciplinary Expert Practice^SM in Breast Cancer in Brussels, Belgium on 12-13 November 2010.

During this case-based meeting, leaders in the field discuss with participants, in an interactive format, clinical issues encountered daily by practicing physicians.

The Multidisciplinary Workshop on Friday will include 5 clinical scenarios for which attendees will be asked to provide their diagnostic and therapeutic opinions. A renowned, multidisciplinary faculty will review imaging, histology slides, and surgical techniques.

For available travel grants, please contact: travelgrants@prIMEoncology.org.

Target Audience
This educational activity is designed for Pan-European medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, pathologists and other healthcare providers involved active in the management of patients with breast cancer.

Meeting Venue
The Brussels Marriott Hotel Rue Auguste Orts 3-7/ Grand Place 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Faculty

Co-Chairs:
Christos Markopoulos, MD, PhD Athens University Medical School Athens, Greece		Cornelis van de Velde, MD, PhD Leiden University Leiden, the Netherlands

Faculty:
Ahmad Awada, MD, PhD Institute Jules Bordet Brussels, Belgium		Robert Coleman, MD Weston Park Hospital Sheffield, United Kingdom
Ian Kunkler, MD University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland		Ariel Saracco, MD Bröstcentrum SöS Södersjukhuset Stockholm, Sweden
Giuseppe Viale, MD, PhD European Institute of Oncology Milan, Italy

Agenda

Friday, 12 November 2010
17.00- 19.00		Multidisciplinary Workshop The how, when, and why of modern breast cancer management Christos Markopoulos, MD, PhD; Cornelis van de Velde, MD, PhD; Ariel Saracco, MD; Giuseppe Viale, MD, PhD
19.30		Reception and buffet dinner
Saturday, 13 November 2010
07.30		Breakfast
08.30		Welcome and demographic questions prIME Medical Director/Co-chairs
08.50		Hot topics in breast oncology in 2010 Rob Coleman, MD; Ian Kunkler, MD; Christos Markopoulos, MD, PhD; Giuseppe Viale, MD, PhD
09.30		Case #1—Endocrine-responsive postmenopausal breast cancer - a clinicopathology discussion All Faculty
10.15		Bone-targeted agents: What’s new and what’s next? Robert Coleman, MD
10.30		Break
10.50		Case #2—T3 breast cancer in a postmenopausal patient Cornelis van de Velde, MD, PhD
11.20		Case #3—HER2-positive breast cancer in a premenopausal patient with cardiac risk - a clinicopathology discussion All Faculty
12.05		Clinical opinion poll questions
12.30		Lunch
13.30		Case #4—Managing metastatic breast cancer in a patient previously treated with an anthracycline and taxane Ahmad Awada, MD, PhD
14.00		Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC): A demographic and molecular perspective Giuseppe Viale, MD, PhD
14.20		Case #5—Metastatic TNBC Ahmad Awada, MD, PhD
14.50		Case #6—Metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer with CNS metastases - a clinicopathology discussion All Faculty
15.30		Program “pearls” and concluding remarks Christos Markopoulos, MD, PhD Cornelis van de Velde, MD, PhD
15.45		Adjourn

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Accreditation

This meeting is accreditated by

'Multidisciplinary Expert Practice in Breast Cancer Management’ is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), www.uems.net.

‘Multidisciplinary Expert Practice in Breast Cancer Management’ is designated for a maximum of 8 hours of European external CME credits. Each Medical Specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

EACCME credits are recognized by the American Medical Association towards the Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA). To convert EACCME credit to AMA PRA Category 1Credit ™ , contact the AMA.